Festival
MALLORCA 1-5.10.2024
FIGHT AGAINST TIME
Today, stopping, doing nothing, makes us feel uneasy. Exposed to the elements, we seek answers in the constant babbling, the small screen, and rarely in silence. It is one of the paradoxes of our time: constant movement, our flight has become our refuge.
Once again we look at how reality and film mediates between the other and ourselves. Five days to watch (ourselves) and listen (to ourselves); to feel and react; to enjoy meetings and reencounters.
Editing and writing will enjoy the spotlight for this fifth edition, as will projects undergoing development, which can benefit from a safe space where they can be shared and grow.
The programme takes us to all corners of Europe: from north to south, east to west, and includes our neighbours, Africa and Latin America. Documentaries that highlight the value in the small stuff, the things that go unnoticed, raising questions over identity, contemporary art, violence, ephemerality or loneliness. They help us to change, transformed by people or territories; they take us to war, to people’s homes or the unknown, although always in the company of their creators.
Miguel Eek, Artistic Director of MajorDocs
THE FIRST SLOW FILM FESTIVAL
MajorDocs is the international creative documentary film festival in Mallorca; a space to discover other realities and other perspectives through carefully selected creative documentaries.
In a time defined by the sheer excess of content, MajorDocs proposes a slow experience: a journey through eight films, each with a deep author’s gaze, that encourage us to stop, step away from our daily lives and connect with not just the other, but also with our own sensibility.
Five days to reflect, ask and discuss each film with its author in an intimate and close setting, without lecterns or pedestals. Each screening will be a unique event without counterprogramming since it is our goal to take care of each film and each author.
During the festival, renowned filmmakers and new talents will share their experiences with the public. An event that will stimulate the critical eye through screenings and talks, as well as workshops and discussions on documentary cinema.
An unmissable date for anyone who enjoys looking without limits, discovering the unknown and stirring their heart.
MANIFESTO
MajorDocs goes out and looks for a creative documentary…
Hybrid, innovative, transgressive, adventurous.
Able to transcend the present and keep questioning ourselves in the future.
Useless – in which art prevails over functionality.
That digs deeply into the ins and outs of a complex world without staying on the surface.
That leaves a mark on the audience and is able to short-circuit the passive spectator.
In which the author’s gaze prevails over the facts.
Able to transcend, if the film demands for it, the limits of the classic narrative.
STAFF
Miguel Eek
Artistic Director
JAIME MUGURUZA
Fund raiser
JAVIER DEL ÁLAMO
Line Producer
Eva Rivera
Production coordinator
GLENDA BALUCANI
MajorDocs Pro Coordinator
JOE CURTIN
Operations and Hospitality Coordinator
Carme Servalls
Print Traffic Coordinator
JAUME CARLOS
Audiovisual Editing
CATI MOYÀ
Press
Guillermo Homar
Cost Controller
TINA CODINA
Community and Audiences
MARIA ANTÒNIA MIRÓ
Educa
ÁNGEL LUQUE
Graphic Design
JAUME MANRESA
Musical Tuning
Pere Antoni Sastre
Volunteeer Coordinator
JURY
COMING SOON
Programmers
Lara Sousa
ANDREA GUZMÁN
MIQUEL M. FREIXAS
MARGOT MECCA
GLENDA BALUCANI
Programming coordinator
AWARDS
The 8 films selected in MajorDocs will compete in a single official international section. The documentaries in competition will be eligible for two awards:
JURY AWARD:
Granted by the three members of the Majordocs international jury. It includes a cash prize of €1,500 that will be given at Majordocs closing ceremony.
AUDIENCE AWARD:
Voted by the festival’s viewers.
PITCH AWARD:
The best valued project will be awarded for distribution consultancies and festivals by renowned professionals in the sector.
BECOME A VOLUNTEER
Do you want to help making MajorDocs possible?
Volunteers are vital to the festival activities and audiences! Donating your time and talent, you contribute to the important access to innovative documentary films in Mallorca at the same time you meet great people and form new connections inside a growing network of film professionals.
As a MajorDocs volunteer you:
- Gain valuable experience in the area you are most interested in
- Contribute to the festival experience
- Help to enhance the cultural and film community
- Connect with international guests and audiences
- Get a free accreditation to enjoy all the events and activities of MajorDocs
Following your application, we’ll be in touch to schedule an introductory meeting to get to know you and discuss your preferences and skills before assigning you to a role.
Do you have any questions?
Contact volunteers@majordocs.org
VENUES
MajorDocs has four official headquarters:
CINECIUTAT
All the films of the festival will be screened in rooms 1 and 2
SPACE MAJORDOCS
Covered terrace next to Cineciutat to socialize between movies.
FUNDED BY
With the participation of
SUPPORTED BY
TECHNOLOGICAL PARTNER
OFFICIAL HOTEL
PARTNER HOTEL
OFFICIAL VEHICLE
OFFICIAL MEDIA
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA
OFFICIAL PRINT MEDIA
OFFICIAL BEER
OFFICIAL WINE
OFFICIAL DRINK
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